Where does “kappalepalkka” come from?

kappalepalkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappale, from Proto-Finnic kapaleh — piece.

kappalepalkka (Finnish): piece rate pay per unit of production

Definitions

  1. piece rate pay per unit of production

Ancestry of “kappalepalkka”, step by step

kappalepalkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece

via Finnish palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Finnic kapaleh →Every word from Finnish kappale →
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